Pope Simplicius

Pope Simplicius (420-10 March 483) was the Pope from 468 to 483, succeeding Pope Hilarius and preceding Pope Felix III.

Biography
Simplicius was born 420 in Tivoli, Western Roman Empire. In 468 he succeeded Pope Hilarius when he died, and Simplicius supported the Council of Chalcedon as well as laboring to help the people of Italy against invading tribes. In 476, the Herulii of Odoacer conquered Rome, ending the Western Roman Empire. Simplicius was pope until 483, when he died, and Pope Felix III succeeded him.